5122:3-1-02
Responsibility of the department.

(1)
The director, in
consultation with the chief, shall determine priorities for community mental
health and addiction service programs and facility requirements for the
succeeding biennium on the basis of program and service needs in the community.
Individual project priorities may be considered by the director.

(2)
The
department priorities may be reviewed and evaluated by the director and
periodically revised or amended.

(1)
The department, by and through the director, is the
final authority, subject to the action of the controlling board, where
applicable, for the approval of applications for and distribution of state
funds for community capital facilities pursuant to Chapter 154. of the Revised
Code and sections 5119.42 to
5119.421 of the Revised Code,
and this chapter. The director is the final authority in determining program
priority, service program and facility design suitability, project funding
availability, and the cost effectiveness requirements of a project.

(2)
The
distribution of federal funds allocated to the state for construction
assistance for community mental health and addiction service facilities shall
be made by the department in accordance with federal and state requirements.
The department shall be responsible for the expenditure of and accounting for
such funds and the preservation of necessary records thereof.